Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Iran
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
bye
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
بلوچی
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
bengali
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
19th Century
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Bengali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available